New Railway Shift Aims to Seize Northwestern Railroads
In Burlington Iowa on October 17 the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway plans to transfer control of its lines to the Mill Morgan Syndicate. Articles of incorporation reveal a $160,000,000 capital, aiming to unite a network across Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Dakota, Montana, Wisconsin and more. The new railway company begins October 15 and will operate for fifty years with Des Moines as principal business location. The intent is to absorb and reorganize the Chicago Burlington and Quincy system, then transfer operations to the Mill Morgan syndicate, remaining legally separate from the original railroad. The incorporators met in Chicago to formalize but gave no further details. a first operator meeting is planned in Burlington to discuss control steps.
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Burlington
Morgan
Chicago, Burliceton & Quincy Railway Company
Nue
Guditer
Hilneis
Lews
Dissouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Rat Dakota
Muhtani
Wisconsin
Island
Isurivastenta
Trix
Quincy
Hany
Hi-Morgan Synch
Chicas, Marlington & Quincy
Nettota
Allhole
Lawe
Exate
A “Railway Company
JC Peastey
J. M. Deering
J. D. Conneil
W. W. Baldwin
Shelton
Cibragn
Sam Punerr
Blate
Efice
Des Moines
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy ‘Railwar Company
Sew Ls Corporation
Chicago, Burfington & Quincy
HIS BEST CARD IN RHODES AFFAIR
New York dispatch reports Cecil Rhodes supporters claim his correspondence with Mr Schnudhorst about a five pound check is a minor tactic compared with what may come if Rhodes responds to current charges. They hint Rhodes could reveal financial links between Liberal officials and Mr Kroger, while Liberals say Rhodes tried to bribe Schnadherst with shares in a South African company.
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New York
Uct
Cecil Rhodes
Mr. Schnudhorst
Ney Miean
Cape
Pumler
the Tribune
London
Rhodes
Ue Liberal Orgacizations
Kroger
Thodes
South Africa
MP Aaarssargham Addresses Kimberley Speech
London report recalls a recent Kimberley speech by MP aar, who rose to prominence alongside Tate. He claimed General Butler’s international detective visited and offered Transvaal secret service information. The detective allegedly said he could fabricate information for Air Markham, but the offer was rejected.
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London
Aar
Ssargham
Tate
Kimberley
The
Tribune
Geeral Butler
Bir
Transvaal Secret Service
Air Markham
Letters for Grape-Nuts prize offer prompt readers to write
A chaotic notice invites letters praising Grape-Nuts with plain, sensible prose. Three Postum Co committee members will judge. Ten top writers receive gold boxes, greenbacks, and $10 pieces. next two get gold pieces and $1. 300 receive smaller rewards.
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Postum Co
Brak
Fea Bony
Ox Grey
Dane
Irene
Shane
Shane and Ddrese Ptatary
Cereal Co
Lia, Craek, Baule
Magnetic Observatories To Be Set Up In Sitka And Honolulu
Magnetic observatories are being established at Sitka and Honolulu to cooperate with British and German governments on global magnetic force studies. The project aims to synchronize observations worldwide to see if magnetic disturbances have a common global cause, with two to three years expected for expeditions and data gathering.
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Sitka
Bhonolula
Honolulu
Rawal
Tus
Germany
Forty Years Later Cronack Family Reunites in Austin
After decades of separation, six Cronack relatives formerly from Cleveland met yesterday in Austin. The reunion at Mrs William Ryder’s home involved Mrs Ryder, William Cronack, and others listed, tracing kin across Ohio and Ontario. A stranger’s distant connection sparked travel and three years of letters to locate scattered kin.
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Chicago
Sersraine
Eix
Josep Cromnack
Cleveland
Austin
William S Ryder
South Dowleford
Ryder
William Cronack
City
Akron
Onto
Palhyra
Ned
Hyder House
Auetn
Pennsylvania
Andrews and Hopewell Promote Santa Fe Centens Rail Plan
Senator W T Andrews of Pennsylvania and W Hopewell of Hillsboro, leaders of the Santa Fe Centens, arrived in Albuquerque on October 17 and announced work will begin on extending the line from Albuquerque to a junction with the Rock Island system at Cemuleon Hill. They seek $31590,000 in stock from locals and have forming a citizen committee to raise funds, aiming for $100,000 in stock and strong support to propel the project forward.
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Albuquerque
N. M
W. TW. Andrews
Pennsylvania
W. Hopewell
Hillsboro
Santa Fe Centens
New Mexico
Great Rock Island
Cemuleon Hill
Santa Fe Central
Citteens
Fox Island Survey Advances From Box Island Passes
Washington October 11 coast survey steamers Pathfinder and McArthur near completion of the Box Island passes survey. Lighthouse authorities plan light houses at the locality as the Path finder proceeds to the Philippines via Nagasaki for further surveying. Patterson and Gedney charter Cross Island and Teay Straits to support inside passage traffic. Small vessels bound for the Aleutians avoid long Jone voyages by using the routes surveyed.
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Washington
Pathfinder
McArthur
Box Island
Heringia
Bering Sea
Light House Board
Philippines
Nagasaki
Coast Survey
Patterson
Gedney
Cross Island
Tey Straits
Archinelago
Coas
Aleutian Island
Cook
BADLY IN DEBT New York Near the Limit of Its Constitutional Credit
New York City faces rising indebtedness as a quarterly report by Comptroller Coler shows a debt of 141,101,264. The city has grown by over 69 million since the start of the year, with debt near the constitutional cap. Mayor Van Wyck notes municipal improvements while bond issues surpass funded debt redemptions by 14 million.
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New York
Ita
Constitutional Credit
Coler
Irwaktry
Merdt Marates
Board of Est Mation Lant
van Weel
Death of Warren Dow Former U S Marshal and Chinaman Deportee
Plattsburgh N Y Oct 17 Warren Dow aged 73 longtime deputy United States marshal under President B D A R died at his home. Dow served since 1890 and deported more Chinese to San Francisco New York and other ports for removal to China than any other official. He founded the Jeffersonian at Malumee and the Plattsburgh Sentinel.
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Plattsburgh
Warren Dow
United States
Buchain
Dow
Jeffersonian
Malume
Plattsburch
San Francisco
New York
China
Pensions For Kansans Granted In Washington
Pensions were granted today for Kansans including Cassius Denia Topelis 96 of Valley Falls Edward Moyer Eli Netrun Geo Brooks and Henry Mackford among others. Names include Curtis Smith Henry Mann Margaret Hallt Lizzie Hireins Nancy Hendrick and Margaret Long with varying amounts and short note on discounts and store removal.
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Washington
Cassius Denia Topelis
Edward Moyer
Valley Falls
Eli Netrun
Leons
Armies Boote
Medichne Lode
Geo. Brooks
Leavenworth
Sia
Curtis Smith
Henry Mackford
Galena
Martin Thayer
Hatchineon
Caikess
Parsons
Henry Mann
Paititeshore
Hannah Rust
Netaraka
Nancy Hendrick
McLouth
Margaret Hallt
Topeka
Lizzie Hireins
Margaret Long
Bedaville
Bess
Suvermare Etore
C. Morrison
Kanes Ave
Knife-edge hostage tale from Bulgarian hills shrouds Stone case
A fresh mission to contact abductors of Ellen B. Stone fails. Ransom demands swell, reportedly up to Turkish pounds, far beyond Bulgaria’s means. Bulgarian brigands hold Miss Stone in a wooded mountain lair near the Turkish border as negotiations stall and fear rises.
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Constantinople
Messrs .Beird and
Haskell
Ellen BM. Stone
New York
R. Wardlaw Thompson
Sofia
Samanov
Bulgaria
Misa Stone
Miss Stone
Turkey
Tisucho
Debrilise
Tulgavia
Tribute of Esteem for Charles A Towne in Duluth Banquet
Duluth minn Oct 17 eight hundred men of all ages attended a farewell banquet in Towne's honor at the armory. Prominent Democrats from across the state joined speeches by William J Bryan and others. Bryan spoke on civilizational stakes and moral courage while praising Towne's civic virtue and 1866 party switch.
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Duluth
Minn
Charles A Towne
Armory
William J. Bryan
Towne
Hrgan
Mre
Republican
Weleh
Bryan
Officers of Red Men Elect At Pittsburg Meeting
The Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men closes its Pittsburg session and plans to reconvene in Fort Scott. Elected officers include A. Diets as great sachem, Fieod Hulen as great senior sagamore, J.P Hiner as great prophet, and W. Williams as keeper of records, with Libby and Carmony chosen as pretumantes to the national council.
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Pittsburg
Fort Scott Pittebure
Kan
Legislative Branch
Great Council
Order of Red Men
Fort Scott
Ier
Asa Ie Waa
Allicera
A. Diets
Emporia
Lost Names in a Curio of Town Purleys
A fragmentary list mentions Otage City Pocahon Addie Shannon Hutchit prophetess Mary Capps Kansis City Wedonah Mary Bond Weir Minn Carrie fever Pittaturs Minnie Hess Leavenworth keeper of Wampum. The item reads as a local ledger of notable figures or titles with scattered geographic cues.
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Cers
Sip Dane Swartwart
Otage City
Great Pocahon
Tan
Addie Shannon
Hutchit
Mary Capps
Kansis
Wedonah
Mary Bond
Weirity
Great Minn
Carrie Fever
Pittaturs
Minnie Hess
Leavenworth
Great
Wampum
Roosevelt to push reciprocal trade pacts with France and Caribbean nations
Washington, Oct 17. President Roosevelt will urge Senate ratification of reciprocal treaties with France, the West Indies and South American nations, following McKinley policy. John Kasson, who led negotiations, reports all treaties renewed except Trinidad, which Britain advised against renewing, a move Kasson says harms South American trade.
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Washington
Roosevelt
McKinley
France
West Indies
Senate
John ©. Kasson
Towa
Trinidad
Jxtand
Great Britain
Kasgon
Freight men begin conference at Chicago meetings
The Santa Fe freight men opened sessions in Chicago this morning. Directors and division superintendents gathered in private rooms to discuss matters of common interest. The meeting included a card room session and a push to finalize plans, with limited public access and officials guiding the agenda.
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Santa Fe
Chicago
Ester
Arik Huor
Gener
T. W. Kouns
Arif
Phas Division
Wieriuivndesta
Brooks Extradition Bid Guides Webb City Arrest Details
Sheriff Brooks or Scott faces arrest in Missouri for attempted kidnapping tied to a plot to seize Representative J. M. Davis from Webb City. Brooks seeks requisitions for Bob Heatright Ellis O. G. Stansbury and J. P. Stewart, then aims to present to Governor Donkery for extradition.
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Sherrif Brooks
Rort Scott
Missouri
J. M. Davis
Webb City
Bob Heatright
Ellis
G. Stansbury
J.P. Stewart
Exchinge Bank
Stanley
Brooks
Jefferson City
Donkery
The Ways of Trapping Bears in Wisconsin
A Milwaukee Sentinel account describes bear trapping methods around Post Lake and near Waukesha. It recounts two trapper figures, bitterly humorous scenes of whisky kegs, nails, and bear captures, with the doctor and a sawmill owner as notable characters. The piece paints rustic, taunting portraits of traps and dangers in a rugged frontier.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Ous Harper
Seni Mines
Wisconsin
Post Lake
Fin AG Phirsieien
Nikshtrugle
Bam
Roope
Humarlé
Bruja
Keneratty
Brult
Skein
Waukesha
Tim
Paymaster Molly Waylard Robbery Near Middlesboro Ky
Paymaster Colgan of the Virginia Iron Furnaces was robbed of about $2000 near Middlesboro Kentucky as he traveled from the bank to the office. A large crowd pursued the robbers into the mountains. Colgan is said to recover from wounds. Local shop advertises two days left in a discount jewelry sale before moving to 007 Kansas Ave.
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Waylard
Middlesboro
Calgan
Virginia Iron Furnaces
Colgan
C. J. _ Morrisos
Kansas Ave
Remington Rumors Roil Backers Near Nomination
Local buzz swirls around Maj Remington as backers float a potential candidacy amid rumors of shifts in support. The crowd gathers at a coastland event to await formal clues after a tense meeting with party leaders.
King of the Trotters Plans Kansas City Trial
Crescens, famed trotter, aims to lower his half mile track record at the Kansas City venue. He faces a looming challenge after past marks in Columbus and Toledo. He travels to Kansas City days ahead of a scheduled trial on October 24, hoping to perform Friday or Saturday, then continues west with no public appearances between Kansas City and Denver.
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Crescens
Kansas City
Cresceus
Eile Ue Fearon
Columbus
Dulle
Alsio
Toledo
Karas City
Denver
Berlin anarchist editor sent to prison for approving McKinley assassination
Anarchist editor Herr Brauker of the Meus-Teben was sentenced to four months in prison for publishing an article praising the assassination of President McKinley. A separate London-bound cargo tale describes the sugar turned to taffy aboard the Charity Cross, causing major delays and a $5,000 loss.
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Czolgosz
Berlin
Herr Brauker
Meus—Teben
McKiney
Toledo Bee
Charity Cross
Rosario
Megablic
London
Ashe
Pistols Served With Breakfast in Pioneer Bachelor Club
In a San Francisco News Letter item, Tons Williams and his bride tour the Buffalo exposition en route to Oakland. Williams, famed for always being armed, recalls a bachelor home ritual where guests received revolvers at breakfast, a custom once used to ensure peaceful cards after an evening of drinking and gambling.
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San Francisco
Williams
Buffalo Exposition
Oakland
William
Willams
Tom
Mr. Williams
Market Report Reflects Slow Corn and Wheat Trading
A volatile session shows December corn opening dull with slight declines and a scalping drift. Wheat, oats, and provisions move little, with receipts easing and demand tentative. cattle and hog markets mixed as prices hold near steady levels amid cautious trading.
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Sar
Minneapol
Duluth
Aia
Simmad
Jaguary Bork
Damaey
Monate Eas
Vance
Sisitee
Market Fluctuations and Trade Notes from New York
A condensed report describes uneven stock activity in New York with mixed advances and declines across leading issues. It notes declines in some Western and Southern equities, while rail and industrial shares show subdued trading. agricultural commodities, including wheat and corn, face fluctuating bids as traders await further guidance.
Market rumors and stock activity stir city trading
The report notes tense market sentiment with broad interest in stocks and a search for Pullman stock amid rapidly rising prices. It mentions investment firms and a push to move stock out of existence as part of the wider financial fracas.
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Ivekla Company
Andes
Thas
Antion
Generatien & Dememd
Pullman
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Jane
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Salina Fenders
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AG. Goodwin
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Tom Clomnd
Sai Rae Bonnie
Gulf
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York
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Maer
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Ulmi
Domeses Southweatren Group
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Asuel
Pijliman
Utd
Taure Weny
A.G. Goodwin
Kansas Avenue
Dieke
Cineinmsth
Fries
Minneapolis
Cerhant
Momae Ie Wombie Arwanting Advicew Ltd
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Ranson City
Prieston Merchant
A. G. Goodwin
Commis Chinen
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Tarsites AG
Brock
Omberts Gres ‘Calon
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